Three suspected rapists to spend Christmas, New Year in prison

Three boys suspected to have raped two teenagers and dispossessed them of their property in Oje area of Ibadan, Oyo State will be spending their Christmas and New Year celebrations in the prison custody.

The suspected randy boys, Akintunde, 24, Olalekan, 19, and Aderemi, 23, were arraigned by the police before an Ibadan Magistrate court on Friday on a four-count charge ranging from conspiracy and rape to stealing.

The prosecuting police officer, Mr. Philip Amusan told the court that the trio and others at large on November 30, 2014, at about 10 am at Oje area of Ibadan conspired to commit felony to wit rape and stealing and thereby committed an offence.

The second-count charge against the accused stated that they also had unlawful carnal knowledge of two teenagers (names withheld by us), who are aged 18 and 19 years. The prosecutor said the accused persons had committed an offence.

A Blackberry Curve Two phone, valued at N15,000, a property of one of the victims was also stolen by the suspects. Also, they were accused to have stolen items such as I-Phone valued at N18,000, Asha phone valued at N12,000, and a cash sum of N55,000 belonging to the second girl that was raped by the accused persons.

The plea of the suspects was not taken for counts one and two. But they pleaded not guilty to the third and fourth counts preferred against them.

The presiding magistrate, Olaide Amzat, ordered that the suspects be remanded in the prison custody. He adjourned the case to third week of January 2015.